Golf club



March 2 1926. 1,574,915

M. R. MARSTON GOLF CLUB Filed March 24, 1923 PIPOPRIETOI? I HTTOR/YEYJWW5 BY v J Patented Map-2, 1926.

UNITED. STATES 1,514,915 PATENT OFFICE.

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Be it known that I, Maxwnm. R. MABBTON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Overbrook, city and count of Philadel y inventionrelates to clubs used in playing the game of lgolf. I have found itparticularly adapta e to the speciesused on the putting green andusually termed putters I A principal object of my invention is toprovide a golf club which, by reason of its Q novel structure, assiststhe player in making the stroke for which the club is designed for use.

A further object of my invention is to provide a putter which, whenpositioned by the player behind the ball reparatorF to making thestroke, will not all away rom its position or twist about on the heel ofthe club if the players grip is relaxed thereon, thus permittinthe'player to concentrate his attention u n hitting' the ball along thedesired line 0 direction and with the intended speed. a

A further object of my inventionvis to provide a putter which may beused by either a ri ht handed or left handed player. y invention furtherincludes all of the other various objects and novel features ofconstruction hereinafter more definitely specified and described.

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated one embodiment of myinvention in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation; Fig. 2 a top plan viewof the head of. the club; Fig. 3 a bottom plan view of the head and Fig.4 a front elevation.

s is well known, putters are designed to enable the player to send theball by impact comparatively short distances and accurately along a linechosen by the player and at a desired speed.- In putters heretoforemade, after the player has taken his stance, positioned his putterbehind the ball, determined upon the lme and s eed of travel to beimparted to the ball 1f the player-relaxes his grip upon the shaft ofthe club the head will twist or turn about the heel of the club wherebyit will fall away from its original position and require the player tore-posi- Application l ed lumen 24. ms. Serial in. 0mm.

tion a, anof which tends to disturb the layer and lessen the efliciencywith which e makes the stroke. have overcome this disadvanta e and afterthe player has positioned the ead of the putter behindthe ballpreparator to making thestroke he ma temporarily relax his grip while heis making his mental calculations before actually .executing the strokeand when he is ready to make the stroke he will find the head of theclub in its original position. Skilled players have found in actual useof in improved putterthat this feature embodie in the club adds to theefiiciency of their play.

In the drawings, the shaft 1 of the club By my invention 1 is providedwith a leather grip 2 disposed at the upper end of the shaft. The owerend of the shaft is secured to the head 3 by socketing, splicing, or inany other suitable manner, the joint bein strengthened b the windin 4.'The hea wood, a uminum, an alloy, or any other suitable material andwhen made of metal it may be cast with a socket provided for theinsertion of the shaft. The sole 5 of the head is of uniform andsubstantial width; I .have found in Cpractice that in putters, forexamlo, a wi th of about one and onefourt inches is suitable but itwillbe understood that the width may be of varying size provided that it issufiicient at its rear end, when the sole is placed on the turf and theshaft held' in loose engagement, to prevent the head from twisting orturning. In one embodiment of the putter, whichhas been used withsuccess, the width of the sole is substantially one-third of the lengthof the head. The heel and toe of the head are shown at 6 and 7,respectively, and they are preferably rounded, as shown, so as not tocatch any obstruction and interfere with the stroke or cause the head tobe turned from the line of direction in which the player is directingit.

In the embodiment shown, the faces 8 of the head are shown as slightlyinclined to the 3 may be ma e of to assist the player to determine uponthe line of the putt. This line or space may also be used, if desired,to display therein trade-mark or other marking. If desired, plates ofmetal or other suitable material may be'secured to the faces and thesole of the head in any well known mannervand the weight of the head maybe adjusted by inserting therein pieces of lead or-other suitablematerial in any well known manner.

It will be seen that by reason of the construction of my im roved clubit may be used by eithera leftlanded or right-handed player.

I have, for the purposes of illustration and disclosure, referred moreparticularly to the embodiment of my invention in a putter but it willbe understood that my invention niay be also utilized in other speciesof golf 0 u s.

While I have herein described with considerable particularity apreferred embodiment of my invention, I do not thereby desire or intendto limit myself to any precise details of construction and arrangementof parts as the same may be modified and varied in minor particularsfrom those shown in the drawings and herein described without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention as definedin the appendedclaims.

Havin thus described my invention, I claim and desire to protect byLetters Patent of the United States:

1. A golfputter comprising a shaft and a head secured thereto, said headcomprising a flat sole of substantial width, a flat to of substantialwidth but of less width an of greater length than the sole and paralleltherewith, two plane faces extending from opposite sides of the sole tothe top, the width of 'said top being greater than the diameter of theshaft where it connects with .t-he head and a curvilinearly formedtoevextending from said top to said sole.

2. A golf putter comprising a shaft and a head secured thereto, saidhead comprising a flat sole of substantial width, a fiat top ofsubstantial width, but of less width and of greater length than the soleand parallel therewith, two symmetrically disposed plane

